Display fixture



Aug. 7, 1923.

C. V. DAIGER DISPLAY FIXTURE Filed April 22, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 -c.v. DAIGER DISFLAY FIXTURE Aug. 7, 1923. 2 v 1,464,241

Fileg April 22. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patents Aug. 7, 1923.

Jar wa CHARLES \V. DAIGER, OF NEWTON, IIIASSACHUSETTS.

DISPLAY FIXTURE.

Application filed April 22, 1921.

fication, like characters on the drawing rep resenting like parts.

This invention relates to display fixtures,

and more particularly to fixtures for supporting a plurality of lampshades in spaced relation one above the other.

In displaying or exhibiting lamp shades or storing them, it is now thegeneral prac tice to pile the shades one upon the other, or lay themupon a supporting surface such as a table or counter. Where the articlesare formed of delicate material, such, for instance, as silk or thelike, and especially when they are provided with delicate ornaments, thematerial of the shade soon becomes injured or so far creased or rumpledthat the attractiveness of such shades is pre maturely lost. This ismore especially the case with highly ornamented silk shades.

With the above general conditions in view, the present invention has forone of its objects the provision of a display rack so constructed andarranged as to support a plurality of lamp shades in separated or spacedrelation, thereby obviating the in urious contact between the shadesthemselves, or with the supporting means.

When the lamp shades are stacked in separated relation in accordancewith the present invention, it is desirable that they not only beaccessible for display purposes but that they be protected from improperor unauthorized handling or the floating particles of dust.

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A further feature of the invention, there.

fore, consists in providing a transparent shade-protecting coveringwhich shall be adaptable to the varying height of the stack of shadesand yet permit, by its transparency, a full display of the shadeswithin.

The accompanying drawings illustrate a good, practical form of theinvention, the details of which may be modified within the true scopethereof, as defined by the claims.

Serial No. 463,595.

In the drawings F gure 1 s a perspective view of means constructed inaccordance with this inven- 1. J men, 101 supporting a number of lampsha es one above the other;

F 15;. is an enlarged detail view of parts shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view 1 of arts shown 111 Fig. 2,- and p Fig. 4on a reduced view showing a protecting cover placed over the shades ofFig. 1.

In. the drawings: 10, 11, l2, l3 and 14 designate lamp shades supportedin spaced relatipn one above the other by means to be described. Theshades shown are of the type which commonly consist of a frame formed ofwire or other suitable'material which is covered with silk or other material. Shades of this type are commonly provided with a centralsupporting plate or the like 15, connected to a ring 16 of the shadeframe by wires 17, and the plate or the like 15 is commonly providedwith an aperture 18 adapted to receive a pin or threaded projection uponthe lamp stand, upon which the shade is to be mounted. lamp shades ofthe type herein referred to i-requently vary extensively in size, shape,and appearance, but they are invariably provided with a perforatedmember such as indicated by 15, which serves to support the shade whenmounted upon its stand. The means herein disclosed for supporting thelamp shades one above constitutes a sectional support or display rackhaving means for reinovably securing the sections together, theconstruction being such that a shade may be supported upon each sectionby mounting the perforated plate 15 of shade upon the upper end of onesection and securing the plate between the section upon which it rests,and the adjacent end of the next section. v

The sectional support may conveniently consist of a lower section 19having a suitable baseQO for holding the section l9 in an uprightposition. and upon the section 19 may be mounted. any desired number ofsections 21 secured in axial alignment one above the other. In theembodiment shown, four .ections :21 are shown, but obviously scale, is aperspective the other I them. In the present instance of the invention,this is accomplished by providing; each section with a projecting pin 22at one end thereof, and which may be secured to its section by a socketmember fitting an end of the section, and havi the pin 22 secured to thesocket n'ieinber, or the pin may be secured to the section. 21 withoutthe socket -member. Each of the sections 21 preferably has a soclretilll at its opposite end, in which may be mounted a metal sleeve or cupshaped member adapted to snu 'l receive the pin 22. The diameter of thepin is such that it may be readily inserted in the aperture 18 of thelamp shade plate 15, in order that the plate oi? any lamp shade may bemounted upon. the upper end oi a section with a pin '22 extending);through its aperture, as shown in Fig. 2, v

The sections 21 are preferably of sulfficient length to hold. the shadesclear of each other as shown in l, and the pins 22 should be ofsu'l'licient length. and size to hold the sections 21 firmly inalignment. A knob may be mounted. upon the pin 22 of the uppermostsection to give the same a more pleasing appearance.

As above pointed out, it desirable to provide means for protecting lamjshades of the type referredv to, from dust and dirt and suitable meansto this end will now be described. While the lamp shades are supportedone above the other as shown in Fig. 1, they may be convenientlyprotected by placing a cover over them as indicated by 27 Fig. d. Thiscover is preferably made of? transparent material, such as thin paper orwoven. in atcriaL that the general appearance of a lamp shade may bedetermined through the cover 27.

Since the sectional. support or display rack may have its he itincreased or decreased,

desired, by varying the number of sections 21, it is desirable that thelength of the cover 2? may be correspondingly varied, and to this en thecover 27 is provided with a pluralit raw-strings 28 extending upwardlyfrom the lower portion of the cover. This onstruction permits the lengthof the cover to be reduced as desired, by drawing up the strings 28 andtying them. at the top of the rack at 29. The cover 27 may be made to heslipped. over the shades, or it may be constructedv to be fastenedaround the shades.

The shade supporting means herein described serves to support a numberor" shades in such a manner that each is displayed to tions, and thelength of the sections form an advantage, and shouldit be desired toremove any one of the shadeslfor example, the shade 13), all that isnecessary is to lift the section 21 immediately above this shade, clearof the pin 22 while the shades l0, 11 and 12 remain undisturbed relativeto their supporting sections, whereupon the shade 13 may be removed.

lVhat is claimed is i l. A display stand for supporting a number of lampshades of the type having a central perforated.supporting member,comprising a plurality of detachable sections having axially extendingsockets at one end thereof and smooth pins projecting from the oppositeend'of the sections, the pin of each section being adapted to enter thecentral perforation of a shade supporting member and to slide freelyinto a socket of another section to secure the sections together in anupright position and with a lamp shade suspended at the juncture of eachpair of sections, whereby the lamp shades are supported in spacedrelation one above the other and any lamp shade may be removed from thestand by pulling the adjacent sections apart at the juncture where theshade is supported and while the other sections remain connect-ed.

A display stand for supporting a number of lamp shades of the typehaving a small perforated supporting plate, comprising a plurality oi?detachable sections having axially extending sockets at one end thereofand smooth pins projecting from the opposite end of the sections, thepin of each section beii'ig adapted to enter the perforation 01 saidshade supporting plate and to slide freely into socket of anothersection to secure the sections together in an upright position with alamp shade suspended at the juncture oi each pair of sections, and thesections of the stand having a diameter sufficiently large to cause thesmall plate to be practically obscured by the ends of the sectionsbetween which the plates are secured.

A. display stand for s pportinga num ber of lamp shades of the typehaving; a small. perforated supporting portion in spaced relation oneabove the other, comprising a plurality oi. detach-able sectionshavingaxially extending sockets at one end thereo'l and smooth pinsprojecting from the opposite end of the sections, the pin oi eachsection being adapted to enter the central supporting portion or eachshade and to slide freely into a socket of another section to secure thesections together in an i i right position and with a lamp shadesuspended at the juncture of each pair ofsc the stand being such thattheshades are s ported sufficiently close to each other to practicallyobscure the supporting sections.

1. A display stand for supporting lamp shades in spaced relation oneabove the other comprising in combination an upright sectional supporthaving means for removably securing the sections of the support togetherto vary the length of the support, means for securing a lamp shade toand for suspending it from the upper end of each section, a flexiblecover surrounding the plurality of shades to protect them Whilesupported one above the other, and means for 10 adjusting the length ofsaid cover to conform to the number of shades supported by theadjustable support.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

CHARLES V. DAIGER.

